Overview
- Police say the alleged attack occurred on a service lane near Mandhana when a 38-year-old man dragged an IIT Kanpur employee from his car and struck her repeatedly with a brick.
- The woman suffered serious head and body injuries and was taken to a private medical college for treatment where she remains hospitalized.
- Locals heard her screams, overpowered the attacker and handed him to police, who arrested him and registered a case based on the victim's family's complaint.
- Officers say the violence followed the woman's refusal of a marriage proposal and that the accused later claimed his mother is a retired IAS officer when confronted by police.
- Investigators are probing the sequence of events and the accused's background, while the case has drawn public attention and circulated video footage that adds pressure for a full inquiry.